, The Associated Press 2004-08-05
Almost since the day Microsoft Corp. released its Windows XP computer operating system nearly three years ago, it has been a favorite target of hackers and critics eager to stress its numerous security shortcomings.
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Bill....too late mate...
2004-08-06
zak (3 replies)
zak (3 replies)
> priority, then we wouldn't be giving it
> away as a free thing," Gates said in an
> interview with The Associated Press.
Now the truth comes out in a Freudian-slip-sounding admission. Doesn't it sound like he's thinking inside "too bad I have to do this"? That's like GM saying "well, we're recalling all Chevrolet Malibus for a safety problem with the passenger side airbags for free, but we wish we didn't have to."
I think this is more of a PR ploy gone wrong than something they're interested in doing, since it still stands to reason that, since the source code for Windows isn't readily available at all, that if they wanted a secure OS they would've designed one that way to begin with?
Granted, no OS is secure, and things change....
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